The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
MAYOR P. ]. GLEASON BOLTS.
IRONICAL GOOD-BYS FROM THE
QUEENS COUNTY CONTENTION

| IRONICAL GOOD-BYs FROM THE
QUEENS COUNTY CONVENTION.
| John Fleming Nominated for District At
torney and Fiber r. Heaemnn tor County
| Treasurer-Ave very Dressy Day In Jamaica
The County Convention OF Queens county
| mot yesterday in the Town Hall in Jamaica to
nominate n District Attorney in place Of John
Fleming. appointed by Gov Hill to I'LL tho place
Of Thomas F. McGowan. absconded. OF County
Treasurer in place Of Elber Il. Hegeman. OF
two Coroners in place OF Coroncrs Robinson
| and Wysang and n Superintendent OF the Poor
In place OF Josiah Pearsull. Delegated were
there from Newtown, Hampstead North Hemp
stead. Flushing, Jamaica, and Oyster Bay, and
| Mayor Patrick ii. Gleason at the head OF bis
own delegation. was there to see that his dele
| cation should be recognized as the only Simon
| pure Democratic delegation from Long Island
| City. and to insist that three contrasting dele
cations from Long Island City should DO
| turned out in tho cold 1t ia customary In
Queens County Democratic Conventions to
| have a regular and IN independent delegation
| from Long Island City. but to hive four dele
| cations from that Democratic town. twenty
eight men in all, striving for seven seats In the
| Convention, was unprecedented. There wore
Mayor Glenson's delegation. II delegation rop-
resenting tho so-caled Armstrong regular
Democratic party which tho Gleason Demo-
Gratis walloped at the last election, delegation
representing eS-Mayor p try md hts adher-
ents. and. finally. u Dayron Pail delegation,
| led by y. Locke. Mayor Gleason went to the
| Convention in a bran new suit. His silk
hat was new. A black irock coat fitted
his ample bulk like glove and hia
legs gloried In pnir OF pearl gray
trousers. Tho Mayor and Corporation
| al wult Enufn tn
their delegation from the time the Convention
was organized. and they fought until nightfall
Then being defeated in securing seats for
the entire delegation. they bolted the Conven-
tion In a body, declaring that they would not
support at the polls tho candidates whom the
Convention might appoint The Convention
was organized shortly before noon, with Town
send d. Cock AZ temporary Chairman. Besides
cortesting dolegations from Long Island CITY.
town Of Homestead and another from the town
TpshnE GGns s In tn ns e0qpbs s
Az struggle for the OFFICE Of County TreasSrer.
Joseph Dykes came w yesterday fos the third &hd
Flushing regular Democratic machine noml;;
mated delegates to favor Dykes nominatlon.snd
new conyention, with delegates appointed to
vote for Hegeman.. In Hampstead the regular
organization was for hegeman. and the con-
'' Interest in tho Dykes Hegeman controversy
bs @ s Tho
first 10 oppose referring thu sottlement Of the
and fought asan his battles; Hs ass ;a d
seats, because deienting his enemies at the
last election he had wiped then az Sut
| thew nnpppd nYuin. He reDrgS6ntod. ne
T TS who Sst hsd RSs ssasis
BAGS: The old Democrats Ring In Hunser's
funds, and one q them was then IN oas Of ths
Within sound Of his voice, Then CORPORATION
TEs ns e. Tho h. MayS
he was followed in turn by tho reprosenta-
Of the other tn.
cemm.ttee on Contested Seats reported In favor
Il the Dykes delegation from Flushing and the the
asye seass to
Gleason men and one, to each Of the ether
three delesations making seven dsSiegattess
was entitled to. deason,s delegation said il
controlled 1900, votes the Petry delegation
and tho tisf Dsverin HI Hail faction soG Votes
Beaten again, Mayor Gleason asked to have
should mot Be
only delegation from Long Island City. but
report Of the committee should be sustained.
By vote the cGmmitee's report S,,. rs to the
adopted, and before a vote On The Long Island
City delegations WAS aken Mayor Gleason wa. was
ana 4 from the
wing Of the party. against recognizing delsga-
tions Of other fsctions. concluding with rSs1-
aa% unsss ss "n
tsen thf TO
sneetators' benches said. you'll see where
Tho Mayor anperled to the Convention for
WsiDpe % the sns he pleaded
Things got so bad that good Democrats wer!e.
You don't look out the labor organizations viii
defeat you at the polls. Drive me out OF this
Ssy Ii an aRd Island f out hs
lions and the corrupt politicians rule and see
%h the ySn who
for forgery ,Eqs and OF Others who were emoezzers
The vote resulted in sustaining the commit
pora,ion Counsel Foster Of the Gleason delega-
''" we CIV withdraw ali pledges made or under
stood to be,made, that we would support the
| nominees OF THIS convention. we 90 IL Win
regret. but 1t Is due to the rights Of the people
we represent"
led his delegation toward tho door. 1ronical
good-bys followed him. and he turned In tho
doorway and shouted back:
"It'll be sweet by and by for the candidates
OF this Convention"
Three cheers mingled with Kisses we're given
names Of the Gleason delegation are Patrick
Ratbien, Andrew Murray Murray Miehae p Desmond
Walter Foster. and Edward Higgins.
After the Gleason bolt there was an inter-
decided to let the Long Island City delegation
fiji the vacancies. They accomplished It by
seating the Petry and Armstrong delegations
and giving them the fractional votes. 1t was
late In the afternoon before candidates wore
nominated. 1t IL said that Gleason's bolt de-
feated DYKES for County Treasurer Hegeman
was renominnted by majority Oft over Dykes
IN a total OF 40 votes. Gleason was understood
to be for Dykes.